“Students turning to memory-improving foods during the countdown to exams．” The UK’s largest supermarket said today．

“Sales of healthy ‘brainpower’ products such as fish, peppers, spinach, avocado and fresh fruit have soared in recent weeks,” Tesco says．

Demand for coffee has also risen sharply, especially in towns and cities where there are large universities and colleges．

The retailer believes students are creating an annual surge in foods thought to improve concentration during the revision period．A Tesco spokesman said the supermarket was considering marketing some of these items as “brainfood” for students in future．

Sales of fish---particularly salmon, mackerel, and cod---were up on the same period last year．Demand for vitamin packed fresh fruit has also soared．

Tesco believes mothers are now encouraging A-level and GCSE students to eat memory-boosting food while they revise．

The supermarket’s produce director, Peter Durose, said the upturn in “brainfood” sales was more marked this year than ever before．

“Students are getting wise to the fact that by using a good diet to aid their studying, they can boost their performance at this vital time,” he said．“Word is obviously going round universities and colleges because each year sales of ‘brainpower’ foods go up around this time．”

1．The underlined word “soared” in the second paragraph means ____．

       A．increased rapidly  B．disappeared          C．sold out               D．dropped quickly

2．Which of the following is NOT true?

       A．Students’ parents are encouraging them to eat memory-improving foods．

       B．Students think they can get good marks in exams by eating brainpower foods．

       C．The businessman is glad about the sales of products．

       D．Rumors spread throughout the universities and colleges．

3．The reason why the students eat “brainpower” foods is that ____．

       A．they are rich in vitamins                       B．they are low in fat

       C．they are helpful in memory                   D．they are delicious and tasty

4．When are “brainpower” foods sold well?

       A．During the revision period．                B．After the exam period．

       C．Before the revision period                    D．During the exam period．

When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing．His mother took him to see the famous showman, P．T．Barnum．Mr. Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show．He hired Chades’s parents along with him, and they traveled the world together．

He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a new name, General Tom Thumb．He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes．When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads．To excite great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England．

During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people．He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall．

Tom’s act was very popular and brought in a lot of money．By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich．He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty-five．Fortunately for Tom, Mr. Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well．One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a school teacher．Tom was able to win her love, and they married．

The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town．They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about two thousand guests．Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding ceremony．The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon．

Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war．Not willing to let this bit of sunshine weaken, communities throughout the country put forward “Tom Thumb” weddings．In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun．

1．“Talk of the town” means ____．

       A．it was in the newspaper

       B．people spread mean rumors about it

       C．it was the most popular thing happening

       D．it was discussed in a city meeting

2．Which of the following best suggests the fact that Stratton was smart?

       A．He became a billionaire at twenty-five．

       B．He learned how to sing, dance and act at a very young age．

       C．He met with President Lincoln during his honeymoon．

       D．He married a school teacher．

3．Why did Stratton dance on a wooden plate held by an eight-foot-tall person?

       A．Because the wooden plate would make the dance sound loudly．

       B．Because people would feel Stratton taller．

       C．Because only the eight-foot-tall man could support Stratton．

       D．Because the difference between them would make Stratton look even smaller．

4．From the last paragraph, we can conclude that ____．

       A．only wedding can make people feel full of sunshine

       B．people are always disappointed during war time

       C．entertainment can serve an important purpose

       D．people should be married when they are young．

Since new technologies are ever growing, employers now have the chance to monitor （监控） their employees to make them spare more time to work when they use their phones, computer terminals, emails and even when an employee is using the Internet．

Recent surveys have shown that a majority of employers monitor their employees’ activities．It was found that three fourths of employers monitored the websites their employees visited in order to prevent improper surfing．The survey further indicated that 65% of employers used software to block connections to websites considered off limits to employees．One third of employers monitored their employees’ number of keystrokes and the amount of time spent on the keyboard and lastly just over half of the employers surveyed review and kept email messages．

Most of the time, email is not considered private if the email system is used at a company, the employer owns it and is allowed to review its contents．Email messages that are sent within the company, as well as those that are sent from the employee’s terminal to another company, or from another company to the employee are subject to monitoring．If an email is deleted out of the employee’s account, that doesn’t mean that they are totally deleted．The messages are kept in memory．Emails are often backed up along with other important data from the computer system．If an employer’s email policy specifically states that messages marked as “private” will be kept confidential （机密的）,however, there may also be some exceptions to that policy （政策）．

In order to know their employer’s email policy, employees should read over the employee handbook．If the handbook doesn’t address the issue of email monitoring, they should speak with their employer about their policy for emails and privacy．Currently there are very few laws that address workplace privacy; however, there are some organizations that are working to advocate for employees so that there will be a stronger government regulation of employee monitoring activities．

1．According to the author, the employers’ monitoring ____．

       A．may be an efficient management method

       B．should be performed secretly

       C．has resulted from the development in computers

       D．is quite common nowadays

2．Employers probably think that monitoring the employees can help them ____．

       A．improve their work efficiency（有效） B．use computers properly

       C．develop a way of keeping office secrets D．reduce their mental pressures

3．It can be inferred from the passage that ____．

       A．employees should delete their own emails at once to keep them secret

       B．an employer’s email policy may protect the employees’ privacy

       C．nobody can help solve the problem of office privacy

       D．an employee may feel troubled by being monitored in the office

4．The underlined phrase “advocate for” in the last paragraph means “____”．

       A．tell the employees the truth

       B．publicly support

       C．ask the employees to be more attentive

       D．remind the employees of the possible failure

根据所给中文提示，完成下列句子。

1．战争期间， 我受了很多苦。我用日记记下自己的经历，以便老了以后能够记住。

During the war, I _____1______ a lot．I wrote my diary to set down my ________2_______ _____3______ ____4______ I would remember them when I was old．

2．博物馆要求参观的游客不得在馆内拍照。

______5________ ______6________ ______7_________ not to take photos in the museum．

3．就是你姐姐首先想到沿着湄公河骑车旅游吗？

____8______ ____9____ your sister ____10_____ first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River?

4．我坚持要他学医，而不学法律。

I insist that he ____11_________ medicine ____12_______ ___13________ law．

5．信不信由你，（世界上）没有什么标准英语。

Believe it or not, there is ____14_____ ___15______thing as ___16______ English．

6．国庆节里人们在大街上高兴地唱啊跳啊。

National Day ___17______ people _____18_______ and dancing happily in the streets．

7．只在昨天他父亲才把真相告诉他，这对他真是一个令人吃惊的消息。

Only yesterday ___19___ his father ___20____ him the truth, ___21____ was a big surprise．

8．那座山有一座海拔高达3，000 多米的庙宇。

On that mountain ____22____ a temple at an ______23________ of more than 3,000 metres above sea level．

9．伟大的人就是那些把自己的全部身心都倾注于帮助别人的人。

A great person is someone ___24____  ___25___ his/ her life to __26___ others．

请根据文章的意思和首字母提示填入适当的单词。

Earthquake, a usual natural _____1_____, happens in different parts of the world every year．

China has a particular problem ___2____ earthquakes．On July 28, 1976, a big earthquake s____3___ Tangshan, China．It was a f____4_____ night．At 3: 42 am that day, the earth began to shake, which d______5______ almost all the city in a few seconds．Tall buildings ____6_____ down．Many people were killed．A large city lay in _____7____．

Usually there are aftershocks after a large earthquake．___8_____they are smaller than the first earthquake, aftershocks often cause more damage．Not only the earthquakes, but also the side effects of earthquakes, can cause a lot of damage．These side effects i____9______ fires, tsunamis, landslides．

Interesting research about earthquakes shows that before earthquakes animals act w___10_____．They seem nervous．This means we should keep an eye on our pets and maybe they will let us know when an earthquake will happen．

1．She asked me whether I had seen him the night before．（改成直接引语）

She asked, “___1_____ ____2____ see him ____3_____ ___4_____?”

2．My mother said to me: “Come back before 10．” （改成间接引语）

My mother ___5____ me ___6________7______ ___8______ before 10．

3．It was a very difficult period of my life．At that time I first met Nelson Mandela． （连成一定语从句）

_____9____ ____10______ ___11_______ I first met Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period of my life．

4．All hope was not lost．（写出同义句）

___12____ ____13____ ___14_____ was lost．

5．He prefers riding a bicycle to riding on a crowded bus．（（写出同义句）

____15____ __16_____ _____17____ on a crowded bus, he prefers to ride a bicycle．

6．We seemed to be able to see for miles at one point．（用it作形式主语改写）

___18_____ ___19_______ ___20_______ we were able to see for miles at one point．

A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm．He was given a slingshot （弹弓） to play with out in the woods．He （ 1） in the woods, but he could never hit anything．Getting a little （ 2） , he headed back for dinner．As he was （3 ） back he saw Grandma's pet （ 4） ．Just out of impulse （冲动）, he let the slingshot （5）,

hit the duck right in the head and killed it．He was shocked and （6） ．

In a panic, he hid the （7） duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister watching! Sally had seen it all, but she said （8） ．After lunch the next day Grandma said, "Sally, let's wash the （9）．" But Sally said, "Grandma, Johnny told me he （ 10 ） to help in the kitchen．" Then she（11） to him, "Remember the duck?" So Johnny washed the dishes．Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing．Before they left, Grandma said, "I'm sorry but I （ 12） Sally to help me make supper．"Sally just smiled and said, "Well, you needn't worry about it （13） Johnny told me he wanted to help．"She whispered again, "Remember the duck?" So Sally went （14） and Johnny stayed to help．After several days of doing both his （15） and Sally's, he finally couldn't （16） it any longer．He came to Grandma and admitted that he had （17） the duck．

Grandma knelt down, gave him a （18） , and said, "Sweetheart, I know．You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the （19） thing, but because I love you．I forgave you．I was just wondering how long you would let Sally make a （ 20 ） of you．If you make a mistake, just be brave to admit to it and promise not to make it again．In that way, everyone will forgive you．"

1．A．worked                B．practiced             C．climbed               D．searched

2．A．pleased                 B．worried              C．puzzled               D．discouraged

3．A．turning                 B．looking                C．walking               D．falling

4．A．dog                      B．duck                   C．cat                      D．rabbit

5．A．rise                       B．leave                  C．stop                    D．fly

6．A．sad                       B．lucky                  C．angry                  D．excited

7．A．happy                   B．hungry                C．fat                      D．dead

8．A．anything                B．something            C．nothing               D．everything

9．A．clothes                  B．dishes                 C．hands                 D．floors

10．A．wanted                B．managed             C．tried                    D．willing

11．A．shouted              B．explained            C．talked                 D．whispered

12．A．command           B．request                C．need                   D．allow

13．A．until                    B．because              C．while                  D．although

14．A．fishing                B．swimming           C．climbing              D．shopping

15．A．exercise              B．lesson                 C．problem              D．housework

16．A．accept                 B．afford                 C．stand                  D．support

17．A．hurt                    B．killed                  C．hidden                 D．wounded

18．A．kiss                    B．surprise               C．gift                    D．suggestion

19．A．strange               B．terrible                C．serious                D．whole

20．A．enemy                 B．winner                C．slave                   D．leader

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1．achieve

       A．pie                     B．quiet                   C．niece                  D．tie

2．appear

       A．heart                  B．fear                   C．heard                 D．earn

3．laugh

       A．bright                 B．daughter             C．enough               D．although

4．blow

       A．snow                 B．allow                  C．however              D．crowd

5．bathe

       A．birth                   B．breath                 C．theater                D．their

— ______I invite Jack to the party?

— Yes, it’ll be nice if you_______．

A．Will; may           B．Shall; will          C．Shall; shall            D．Will; will

Henry is fond of talking on ______ telephone while John is interested in listening to _____ radio．

A．the; the           B．the; 不填           C．不填; ．不填        D．不填; the